Ten months have passed since Mark Wahlberg’s beloved Patriots hoisted their fifth Lombardi Trophy, staging one of the greatest comebacks in sports history at Super Bowl LI. The celebrity die-hard missed the storybook ending and caught serious flak from those doubting his New England fandom. He later blamed the early exit on his son’s illness, but he has now amended that answer while still blaming his son.

“He was spitting out F-bombs and going crazy. It was bad,” the 46-year-old actor recently told Men’s Health of 8-year-old son Brendan. “He was lying down on the carpet. He was very upset.”

The Wahlberg clan watched the Patriots battle the Falcons from inside a luxury suite at Houston’s NRG Stadium. By halftime, New England was down 21-3 — on the way to a 28-3 deficit — prompting a temper tantrum from Wahlberg’s young son. While Brady and company ultimately defeated Atlanta 34-28, the experience hasn’t changed Brendan’s perspective apparently.

“He’s a vicious sore loser,” Wahlberg said. “He wants the ball. He hates when his brother gets it. When he doesn’t get the ball, he goes crazy. He throws rocks.”

Brendan isn’t the only member of the Wahlberg household accustomed to the “oh, fudges.” The actor’s elder son, Mikey, is used to hearing it from his football teammates, especially after scoring touchdowns.

“It’s crazy because all his teammates came to greet him him, and they’re like, ‘F–k yeah!’ And I’m like, ‘Excuse me?'” Wahlberg said.